far(n = noun.group) alir, army for the liberation of rwanda, former armed forces, interahamwe - a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
is a kind of foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization
1. far(r = adv.all) - to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2. far(r = adv.all) - at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3. far(r = adv.all) - at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4. far(r = adv.all) - remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5. far(r = adv.all) - to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"
1. far(a = adj.all) - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
Antonym: near
Derived form noun farness1
2. far(s = adj.all) - being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
Derived form noun farness1
3. far(s = adj.all) - being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4. far(s = adj.all) - beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
A young pig, or a litter of pigs. [1913 Webster]
1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent. [1913 Webster]
"They said, . . . We be come from a far country." [1913 Webster]
"The nations far and near contend in choice." [1913 Webster]
2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. [1913 Webster]
3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. [1913 Webster]
"They that are far from thee ahsll perish." [1913 Webster]
4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. [1913 Webster]
"He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther." [1913 Webster]
5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts. [1913 Webster]
" The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated." [1913 Webster]
1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster]
2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster]
3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. [1913 Webster]
4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. [1913 Webster]
" Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread." [1913 Webster]
"Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies." [1913 Webster]
far, adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest)
--adv.
1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; far off; far out).
2 a long way (off) in space or time (are you travelling far?; we talked far into the night).
3 to a great extent or degree; by much (far better; far the best; far too early).
--adj.
1 situated at or extending over a great distance in space or time; remote (a far cry; a far country).
2 more distant (the far end of the hall).
Idiom:
as far as
1 to the distance of (a place).
2 to the extent that (travel as far as you like). by far by a great amount. far and away by a very large amount. far and near everywhere. far and wide over a large area.
far-away
1 remote; long-past.
2 (of a look) dreamy.
3 (of a voice) sounding as if from a distance. far be it from me (foll. by to + infin.) I am reluctant to (esp. express criticism etc.). far cry a long way. the Far East China, Japan, and other countries of E. Asia. Far Eastern of or in the Far East. far-fetched (of an explanation etc.) strained, unconvincing. far-flung extending far; widely distributed. far from very different from being; tending to the opposite of (the problem is far from being solved). far gone 1 advanced in time.
2 colloq. in an advanced state of illness, drunkenness, etc. far-off remote.
far-out
1 distant.
2 avant-garde, unconventional, excellent.
far-reaching
1 widely applicable.
2 having important consequences or implications. far-seeing shrewd in judgement; prescient.
go far
1 achieve much.
2 contribute greatly.
3 be adequate. go too far go beyond the limits of what is reasonable, polite, etc. how far to what extent.
so far
1 to such an extent or distance; to this point.
2 until now. so (or in so) far as (or that) to the extent that. so far so good progress has been satisfactory up to now.
Derivative:
farness n.
Etymology:
OE feorr
as far as possible, by far, dolce far niente, economic commission for asia and the far east, far and away, far and near, far and wide, far cry, far east, far flung, far gone, far left, far out, far reaching, go far, go too far, in so far, louis the far, not far, on the far side, so far, thus far